Mailbox, The Email App Everyone's Panting Over, Has A Fascinating Link To Applehttp://www.businessinsider.com/mailbox-orchestra-adam-cue-eddy-cue-2013-1/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:30:26 -0500Owen Thomashttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50ff3ac2eab8ea943f000009HaHaTue, 22 Jan 2013 20:20:02 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50ff3ac2eab8ea943f000009
Sparrow's "innovations" were providing better Gmail support than Mail and Gmail and trying to twitterize email into micro-messaging.
Mailbox's "innovations" are primarily in turning emails into actionable items, scheduling of tasks and replies.
For some users that use email these ways, these are useful apps. For Apple, it doesn't hold much value. Except as a small acqui-hire that would likely lead to quick retasking and burying of the features.